Resources for Latin@ Students

According to data from the Iowa Department of Education, Iowa’s school-age population has become more diverse over the past decade and projections indicate that trend will continue. Within the next ten years, high school graduating classes in Iowa’s public schools will be even more diverse with the most significant increases expected from the Hispanic student population. Hispanic students are projected to more than double over that same time period, accounting for nearly one in ten Iowa graduates by 2019-2020*.

To help Latin@ students in Iowa overcome barriers to postsecondary education, Iowa College Aid has compiled the following resources to assist Latin@ families as they plan, prepare and pay for college.

*Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, (2013). Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates - Iowa. Retrieved February 19, 2014, from http://www.wiche.edu/info/knocking-8th/profiles/ia.pdf.